Religious Themes In Religious Art

Artwork featuring religious themes is extremely beautiful and meaningful. When religion is portrayed through art there is rich symbolism and iconography. Because religious art is so important I decided to use such works in my exhibit, each piece is a wonderful representation of religions in art. All the artwork I chose had to fit the theme of world religion in art, so I found art that displayed world religions. I found a myriad of different artworks from different religions. For example, the statue of the Goddess Pratyangira made in the 12th century by the Chola Dynasty is important to many Hindus. The statue has the body of a woman and the head of a lion, and to Hindus this goddess “is considered to be a powerful repellent of the influences